Singing for Freedom: Zambia’s Struggle for African Government

ZK250.00

Author: Andreya S. Masiye

ISBN: 978-9982-24-122-9

Description

Singing for Freedom is a lively personal record of the author’s experiences as a radio-commumcations expert during the Zambian independence struggle.

Andreya Sylvester Masiye shows how the combination of songs, folklore and news broadcasts provided an effective und popular weapon in strengthening the nationalist cause. He also describes how the use of traditional proverbs. chanting and speech-making provided exceptional material for political agitation through the mass-media.